ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
stairs; stairway; staircase
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
had better ...; had better not ...
remembrance; recollection; recognition
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
company; corporation; workplace
to pick up; to find; to gather
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
tool; implement; means; furniture
that's the way it is; such is life
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable