dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
suffix for familiar person
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
already; now; no longer; not any more
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
even for an instant; even as a joke
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
around the world; throughout the world
branch office; branch store
young and energetic; up-and-coming
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
understood; I see; OK; present; here
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)