indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one's post; place of work; workplace
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
nursing; (protective) care
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hospitalization; hospitalisation
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
in that way; thus; so; so?
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely