to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
solitude; loneliness; isolation
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
no matter how much time passes
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
suffix for familiar person
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
one's best interests; one's own good
adds force or indicates command