to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
recommendation; referral; endorsement
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
government service; official position; civil service
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
should; must; -able; probably; likely
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)