until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
myself; yourself; I; me; you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to take out a loan; to get a loan
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
household; home; family; housekeeping
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
use; utility; profit; gain
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
in comparison to; rather than
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude