papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lost article; something forgotten
-less; lacking; non-existing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
beforehand; in advance; previously
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
emigration and immigration
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
meeting; greeting; welcome
apparently; appears to be
quietly; slowly; gracefully
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size