daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
such; this sort of; like this
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
your husband; her husband
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)