while; even though; despite
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
control; management (e.g. of a business)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
how many people; a number of people
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
don't you think?; indicates question
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
please (give me); please (do for me)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)