noon; midday; daytime; lunch
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
senior high school; high school
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
river; stream; River; the ... river
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
God bless me!; Good heavens!
that's true; of course; obviously
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
same country; same province; the (said) country
when; how soon; how long until
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)