structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
place; situation; position; location
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side
factory; plant; mill; workshop
residence; housing; residential building
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
eccentric; crank; oddball
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
go that far; to that extent
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time