main question; real issue at hand
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
to be surprised; to be astonished
individual; private person; personal; private
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
no!; no no!; no, not at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
nature; property; disposition