name; given name; first name
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
chance (of success); odds
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
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.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
broadband; brokers' broker
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
ten; 10; ten years of age
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality