almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
imagination; supposition; guess
don't you think?; indicates question
stealthily; secretly; in secret
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
feeling; sense; impression
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
long (time); protracted; prolonged