recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
letter; missive; note; mail
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
strength; power; proficiency; ability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
number; number plate; license plate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike