to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
worthless thing; trivial thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
and yet; though; when; in spite of
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
difference; variation; difference
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
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
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
penalty; sentence; punishment
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want