direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
until now; so far; up to the present
to be silent; to say nothing
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
now; the present time; just now; another; more
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
ten; 10; ten years of age
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to