way (of doing); manner; method; means
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(another's) child; child; kid
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
insurance; guarantee; warranty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
honorific/polite/humble prefix
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
student of a women's college; female university student
extremely; very; really; super; so
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
close; intimate; on good terms
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
discovery; detection; finding
to repeat; to do over again
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death