pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
alteration; falsification; faking
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque