apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
of course; certainly; naturally
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
perfect; complete; flawless
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend