to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be needed; to be wanted
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
small change; coins; small sum of money
while; during; while; although; all; both
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!