one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
sun; saint; San (people); son
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rather; sooner; preferably
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
two persons; two people; pair; couple
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
please (give me); please (do for me)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage