as a child; when one was a child
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
the other day; lately; recently
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
start-up company; venture business
outrageous lie; outright lie
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in