year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take back; to recapture
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to subsist; to keep on living
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
murder; killing; murderer
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be settled; to be brought to an end
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
bank; banking institution
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK