to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
close; intimate; on good terms
at first; in the beginning; originally
together; at the same time; same; identical
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
I see; that's right; indeed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
older sister; lass; young lady