embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
pull; patronage; tug; discount
chair; stool; post; office; position
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to some extent; to a certain extent
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to take a breath; to take a short rest
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
main question; real issue at hand
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be found; to be discovered
middle of the night; dead of night
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
it's no joke; gimme a break!
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
cooperation; collaboration
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sick person; patient; invalid
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
application; request; petition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
proposal; proposition; suggestion