one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
script; libretto; scenario
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
serious; not joking; straight
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
company president; manager; director
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in person; personally; directly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)