somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
producer (film, TV, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
after tax income; net income
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle