katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
offender; criminal; culprit
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tradition; legend; folklore
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
tone (of voice); manner of talking
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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)
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going