opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
woman; female; feminine gender
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
all night long; all through the night
together; at the same time; same; identical
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
fifth day of the month; five days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
adds force or indicates command
due form; official; formality
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in-house manufactured goods