sports-minded; sports-oriented
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
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.
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what kind of; what sort of; what
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
all-nighter; staying up all night
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; a second time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean