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
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
name; given name; first name
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to increase; to add to; to augment
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)