production (e.g. play); direction
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to collect; to assemble; to gather
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
another; different; something else
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
with no effort at all; easily
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
evening meal; dinner; supper
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
how; in what way; by what means