honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
by means of; due to; because of; according to
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
counter for books; volume
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
thought; consideration; thinking
to some extent; to a certain extent
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
when it becomes; when it comes to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
serious; severe; grave; acute
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up