splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
society; the world; the times
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to become better; to improve
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
older sister; elder sister
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
the other day; a few days ago
postcard; memo; note; card
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
spinning mill; cotton mill
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
letter; missive; note; mail