high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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
match; game; bout; contest
how; in what way; how about
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
club activities; extracurricular activities
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
myself; yourself; I; me; you
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
understood; I see; OK; present; here
older sister; lass; young lady
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
a Buddha; deceased person
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not