pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
any more; any further; any better; any longer
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
monolith; large slab of rock
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
such; like that; that sort of; very
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact