thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
headquarters; head office; main office
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
how; in what way; how about
they; those guys; those fellows
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in that manner; like that
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
story; tale; talk; discussion
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?