cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
treating (someone) like an object
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
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...
such; like that; that sort of; very
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
dining; dining room; meal
relatively; comparatively
space (room, area, outer space)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be needed; to be wanted