a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(not) so much; (not) that much
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
both; both sides; both parties
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
please (give me); please (do for me)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
due form; official; formality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bombshell announcement (statement)