one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
technique; art; skill; move
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building