understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to feel; to sense; to experience
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of
don't you think?; indicates question
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
emergency; extraordinary; unusual