counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pointing out; identification
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
living room (Western style); sitting room
chair; stool; post; office; position
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
besides; in addition; also; moreover
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
picking; collecting; harvesting
to be expensive; to be costly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
specialization; specialisation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity