wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(social) position; status
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be born; to come into the world
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
consequence; outcome; result; blame
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
war; fighting; fierce competition