(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ward office; council (regional)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to say; to be called; to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
the other day; a few days ago
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)