senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
suffix for familiar person
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
in that way; thus; so; so?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
basis; foundation; grounds; authority