in the meanwhile; during the time
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
how long; how far; how much
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pair; the two; both persons; both things
beginning; outset; first; onset
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive