to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
enemy territory; hostile place
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
button (clothing); push-button
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how; in what way; by what means
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family