sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
due form; official; formality
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to concern; to be related
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
bento; Japanese box lunch
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
component; part; material; member
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)