chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
number one; first; best; most; game; round
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
please (give me); please (do for me)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
of course; certainly; naturally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)