sick person; patient; invalid
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
exemplar; model; example; pattern
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
certainly; surely; definitely
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one thin flat object; one sheet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
considerably; fairly; quite
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to