wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
number of characters; character count
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to overflow from something full
in the meanwhile; during the time
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
two persons; two people; pair; couple
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable