this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
higher rank; better position
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
preparatory phase; preparatory period
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
living by oneself; living alone
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
older sister; elder sister
one's daughter and heiress
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper