head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
memory; sense; experience
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
the way one works; one's working manner
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
very interesting; of great interest
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear