to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
suffix for familiar person
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shopping; purchased goods
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
have a good day; take care; see you
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lost article; something forgotten
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
study; research; investigation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
clinic; medical office; infirmary
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects