to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
father; dad; husband; you; he
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
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
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
foreign; abroad; overseas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be dispersed; to get separated
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance