to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(medical) doctor; physician
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
license; permit; licence; certificate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
such; this sort of; like this
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to watch over; to watch attentively
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
married woman; another's wife
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
request; favour (to ask); wish; please