declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
older brother; elder brother
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
older brother and younger sister
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
(separate) house; detached house
residence; housing; residential building
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)