to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
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
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
from here; from this place
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
materials; data; document
expression; presentation; representation; notation
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident