close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
shop; small store; business; firm
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
currency exchange counter; bureau de change
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
important; momentous; essential; principal; major