senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
genius; prodigy; natural gift
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discovery; detection; finding