father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
strength; power; proficiency; ability
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
time; hour; period; class
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively