a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
journal; magazine; periodical
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to pick up; to find; to gather
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
at that time; in those days
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what do you want?; can I help you?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker