to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
this (very thing); this precisely
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wring the neck; to strangle
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
imagination; supposition; guess
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other