railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
please; somehow or other; one way or another
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)