to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in that manner; like that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wherein; therein; thereinto
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship