method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
factory; plant; mill; workshop
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
retail price; street price
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
of course; certainly; naturally
but; however; provided that
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
distinction; discrimination
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close; intimate; on good terms
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nothing but; except; no more than
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
brand-new article; new item
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven