unexpected result; upset; surprise
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
function; facility; faculty; feature
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
one by one; one after another; successively
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off