phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
library; book collection; paperback book
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that day; the very same day
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
Japanese Western-style envelope (opening on the long dimension; numbered 0-7, each with different sizes)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
company; corporation; workplace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat