measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
no!; no no!; no, not at all
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
adds force or indicates command
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh