character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to support each other; to support one another
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
society; the world; the times
give-and-take; give and take
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
have a good day; take care; see you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to feel; to sense; to experience
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
natural disaster; cataclysm
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?