cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
how; in what way; how about
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
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)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
counter for books; volume
time; hour; period; class
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)