inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
household; home; family; housekeeping
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
Buddhist memorial service
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment