preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
considerably; greatly; a lot
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one thin flat object; one sheet
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
preparation; arrangements
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back