natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
meaning; significance; sense
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
annual (plant); first-year student
older sister; lass; young lady
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days