bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to collect information; to gather knowledge
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
preference; priority; precedence
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to increase; to add to; to augment
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tendency; trend; inclination
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
handful; small amount; small number
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to