difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
suffix for familiar person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
tenement house; row house
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sleepover; overnight stay
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be needed; to be wanted
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
good; goodness; right; virtue
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
two persons; two people; pair; couple
piece of cake; a walk in the park