parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
four (long cylindrical things)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)