had better ...; had better not ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
supreme; sublime; highest
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to prostrate oneself before
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this (very thing); this precisely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you (plural); all of you; you all
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)