favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
splendid horse; promoted bishop
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
just the other day; quite recently
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
this family; our family; this house; we
business; errand; nature of one's business
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
of course; certainly; naturally
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
killing two birds with one stone