should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
outside of; not covered by
full view; plain sight; completely visible