pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
beginning; outset; first; onset
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
storehousebush (Cudrania tricuspidata); mandarin melon berry; silkworm thorn; cudrang
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good feeling; feeling good
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)