to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as soon as possible; ASAP
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be surprised; to be astonished
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite