being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
grandfather; male senior-citizen
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
speaking voice; talking voice
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
corridor; hallway; passageway
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
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
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
invitation; introduction; temptation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be needed; to be wanted
one person; ordinary; common
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
good bye; I'm off; see you later
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
lately; recently; nowadays
handicraft; industrial art object
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to gather; to collect; to assemble
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado