to be helpful; to be useful
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
cooperation; collaboration
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
be (that) as it may; having said that
to some extent; to a certain extent
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
(giving) instruction; initiation
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
as; because; with; due to
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one thin flat object; one sheet
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except