to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
father; dad; husband; you; he
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
time; hour; period; class
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
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 become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be surprised; to be astonished
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older sister; lass; young lady
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
please (give me); please (do for me)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)