to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tone (of voice); manner of talking
still; even now; to this day
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
the staff; inside the department
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
several people; a few people
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker