there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
around the world; throughout the world
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)