absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
novel; story; (work of) fiction
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
feeling; sense; impression
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)