single word; a few words; brief comment
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to apologize; to apologise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Japanese household legal structure (1898-1947)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
one's house; one's home; one's family
society; the world; the times
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)