simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
nothing but; except; no more than
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
breakfast special; cheaper than usual breakfast combination
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort