to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
materials; data; document
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
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...
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
after that; afterwards; thereafter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)