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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to increase; to add to; to augment
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
concreteness; feasibility
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
intelligence; intellect; brains
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)