basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long-established; old-established; traditional
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how; in what way; how about
question; inquiry; enquiry
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
while; even though; despite
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)