abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
had better ...; had better not ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)