to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
father; dad; husband; you; he
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
same; similar; (just) like; equal
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
concession; conciliation; compromise
reason; cause; circumstances
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
until now; so far; up to the present
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
price; cost; value; worth; value
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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
society; public; community; social studies
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder