to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together; at the same time; same; identical
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
suffix for familiar person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already