to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
now; the present time; just now; another; more
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be helpful; to be useful
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
duty; obligation; responsibility
such; like that; that sort of; very
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to recall; to remember; to recollect
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect