to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be plump; to be chubby
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
such ... as; or some such
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hello; good day; good afternoon
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
don't you think?; indicates question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
at least; at most; (even) just
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
way (of doing); manner; method; means
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
these guys; these fellows
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)