pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
of course; certainly; naturally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
I see; that's right; indeed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
society; public; community; social studies
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do