why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
all; entire; whole; altogether
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
now; the present time; just now; another; more