cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
together; at the same time; same; identical
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
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
how; in what way; how about
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
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
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to become better; to improve
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on