near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to serve; to work for; to attend
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
anything and everything; just about everything
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
genuine article; real thing; real deal