entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to be too late; to be too slow
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
suffix for familiar person
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
opening and shutting; opening and closing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be able to manage somehow or another
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
free (of charge); gratuitous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bank; banking institution
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed