counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
all present; all concerned; all of us
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
carrying out one's original intention
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
long ago; already; a long time ago
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
later on; eventually; afterwards