to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be silent; to say nothing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to recall; to remember; to recollect
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)