wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
have a good day; take care; see you
such; this sort of; like this
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
work-in-progress; working state
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
chair; stool; post; office; position
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
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)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?