honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
beginning; outset; first; onset
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
3rd day of the month; three days
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
almost every day; almost daily
to set (sun); to become dark
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
military affairs; military service
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
festival merrymaking; revelry
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence