face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
first generation; founder
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
departure; leaving; setting off
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
from now; from this moment; henceforth
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal