hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to have an eye on; to zero in on
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
difficult to ...; hard to ...
good policy; wise policy; best plan
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
no!; no no!; no, not at all
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
the other day; lately; recently
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
school store; co-op; purchasing department
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)