wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
urbanization; urbanisation
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be silent; to say nothing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey there; I say; see here
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
then; well; so; well then
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust