honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable