to ascertain; to check; to make sure
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
platoon commander; section commander
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to collect; to assemble; to gather
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
newcomer; initiate; rookie
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey