to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
measurement error; calculation error
no!; no no!; no, not at all
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
craft; crafting; handcrafted article; kraft paper
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
tradition; legend; folklore
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
time; hour; period; class
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects