or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
story; tale; talk; discussion
how; in what way; how about
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(another's) daughter; young lady
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)