thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
board chairman; managing director; chief director
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
honorific/polite/humble prefix
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
second marriage; remarriage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
having said that; be that as it may
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
way; method; means; resource; course
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
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 restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?