surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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 be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
how long; how much; to what extent
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to pass (of time); to elapse
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yearned for; longed for; missed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thick noodles; thick pasta
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)