centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
name; given name; first name
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to apologize; to apologise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
woman; female; feminine gender
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted