counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
serious; not joking; straight
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
large tree; big tree; huge tree
hello; good day; good afternoon
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh