to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
history of Japan; Japanese history
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
suffix for familiar person
in that way; thus; so; so?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)