will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
almost; roughly; approximately
chief; leading; important; prominent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
remnant; remainder; odds and ends; leavings
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
myself; yourself; I; me; you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare