living by oneself; living alone
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suffix for familiar person
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
time; hour; period; class
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
close; intimate; on good terms
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many