hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
two (long cylindrical things)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
failure; mistake; blunder
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
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.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)