simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to say; to be pleased to say
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
switching over to; migration; transition
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
in succession; one after another
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to anticipate; to foresee
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
feeling; sense; impression
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga