name; given name; first name
to turn towards; to point
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
life; living; I; me; student
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hello; good day; good afternoon
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
shellfish; seashell; shell
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
police; police officer; police station
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
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)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling