this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
suffix for familiar person
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; period; class
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
please (give me); please (do for me)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team