long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on the sea; surface of the sea
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
secretary; councillor; councilor
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
double; twice (as much); twofold
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
honorific/polite/humble prefix