good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
... years old; age (of) ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)