pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
counter for choices, options, etc.
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
light; faint; pale; fleeting
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon); giant tiger prawn
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(not so) much; (not) very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to repeat; to do something over again
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
ago; since; before; previous
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation