single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
noodles made in flat strips
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
family; members of a family
to subsist; to keep on living
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to become poor; to be poor
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word