to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
adds force or indicates command
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
suffix for familiar person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
company president; manager; director
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
senior high school; high school
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
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
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda