door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
article; news story; report; account
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be found; to be discovered
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
police; police officer; police station
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)