to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sorry; excuse me; thank you
all present; all concerned; all of us
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
question; inquiry; enquiry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sales; selling; marketing
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
number one; first; best; most; game; round
all; entire; whole; altogether
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)