-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ago; since; before; previous
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(someone else's) child; child; kid
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
study; learning; tutorial
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
honorific/polite/humble prefix
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
female university student; female college student
very; extremely; excessively
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
close; intimate; on good terms
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
discovery; detection; finding
to repeat; to do something over again
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.