kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to cover fully; to wrap around
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
quiet; still; surreptitious
shady; underhanded; questionable
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
reason; cause; circumstances
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unprecedented; never seen before