setting aside; leaving to one side
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
go that far; to that extent
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even if; even though; however; no matter how
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
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
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)