grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
moving; touching; stirring
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
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)