life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
system; institution; organization; organisation
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
loving something but being very bad at it
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
maid; helper; help; assistance
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
bunch of flowers; bouquet
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly