confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
running water; flowing water; stream
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I see; that's right; indeed
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
king; king; king (chess piece)
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
Saitama (city, prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?