adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
kitchen; financial situation
battlefield; battleground
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
daimyo in the Warring States period
one's own work; making by oneself
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
here and there; in places
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
there is no way that ...; easy; simple