to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
authenticity; credibility
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
foreign; abroad; overseas
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
public hall; community center; community centre
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary