to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to feel; to sense; to experience
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
please (give me); please (do for me)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
being in love with each other
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of