thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
older sister; elder sister
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
even if; even though; however; no matter how
way; method; means; resource; course
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
audience; attendance; hearers
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one large ...; a great ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk