to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to call out; to ask someone to come
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
of course; certainly; naturally
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
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.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in the future; another day; later