to ask a question; to ask questions
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
had better ...; had better not ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
so-and-so; who?; which people?
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
at first; in the beginning; originally
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
society; public; community; social studies
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)