soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
useless; no good; hopeless
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to talk; to carry meaning
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out