to name; to call; to christen; to term
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
then; well; so; well then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
all; entire; whole; altogether
to become locked; to lock
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
not caring; not giving a damn
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
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm