character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; how about
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
two persons; two people; pair; couple
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise