close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
already; now; no longer; not any more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to look forward to something
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
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.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no