today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
closing of a school; closed school
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
such; like that; that sort of; very
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; link
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)