letter; missive; note; mail
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to face; to go towards; to head towards
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
lost article; something forgotten
to redeem (from sin); to save
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...