distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
please (give me); please (do for me)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that; the matter in question
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
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)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
difficult problem; challenge
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
spirit power; magical power
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
had better ...; had better not ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)