one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
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
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(not) even once; (not) ever
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
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
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction