splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
upper floor (of a building)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
conference room; council room
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
rare; extraordinary; singular
handsome young man; Adonis
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
standard; set; routine; decided
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
around the clock; day and night
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...