true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that is to say; so that means
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
suffix for familiar person
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
home area; home town; local
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case