existence; possession; having; limited company
suffix for familiar person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to be found; to be discovered
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to get hungry; to become hungry
restaurant that only serves set meals
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend