above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to some extent; to a certain extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
existence; being; presence
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
time; hour; period; class
light music; popular music
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
human being; human; person; character (of a person)