explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
trouble; bother; annoyance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at least; at most; (even) just
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
should; must; -able; probably; likely
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone