secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
guardian; protector; patron; parent
older sister; elder sister
second day of the month; two days
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
principle of laissez-faire
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
three generations; three periods; third generation
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
(having) same family and personal name
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at first; in the beginning; originally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
air conditioning; air cooling
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one room apartment; studio apartment