country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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.)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach