beginning; outset; first; onset
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
negotiations; discussions; connection
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
adds force or indicates command
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly