serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
suffix for familiar person
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
it is I who should say so
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
greeting; a fine thing to say
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
such; like that; that sort of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)