to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
completion; perfection; accomplishment
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
then; and (then); in that case; if so
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
how; in what way; how about
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner