honorific/polite/humble prefix
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
retainer; retinue; servant
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
forcibly; against one's will
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at once; immediately; right now
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
underground train; subway
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(not so) much; (not) very
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful