mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
bank; banking institution
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
how many years; how long; what year
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
comfort (in living place)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)