honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to say; to be called; to do
this occasion; at this time; now
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please sit down; please have a seat
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
special training; intensive training; crash course
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)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
the front; honest; upright; decent
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
novel; story; (work of) fiction
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
still; even now; to this day
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
observation; survey; watching
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial