face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
on and after; from ... onward; since
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to serve; to work for; to attend
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
such; like that; that sort of
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
journey; route of a journey
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
dried slices of steamed sweet potato
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
trouble; quarrel; dispute
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
hey there; I say; see here
a little bit; a little while
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful