distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
of course; certainly; naturally
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in perfect form; going swimmingly
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
name; given name; first name
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial