first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
electricity; (electric) light
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
name; given name; first name
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
... years old; age (of) ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!