approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
right in the center (centre)
father; dad; husband; you; he
national holiday; public holiday
annual function; annual event
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
competent; suitable; qualified
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
companion; partner; spouse
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to be opposite; to face each other
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
cooperation; collaboration