today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
array; muster; line-up; full force
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)