preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
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
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to say; to be called; to do
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to know (a person); to think
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at least; at most; (even) just
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
compilation; editing; recording
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why