to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
now; the present time; just now; another; more
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; this sort of; like this
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
clerk; office worker; office staff
suffix for familiar person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
electricity; (electric) light
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
complete recovery; healing