what kind of; what sort of; what
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
author; writer; novelist; artist
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to lose heart; to lose motivation
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
existence; being; presence
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
more than usual (usu. time)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; how about
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress