today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
boa (snake); boa (scarf); (tidal) bore
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
separate; respective; different
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
wheat straw; barley straw
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to collect; to assemble; to gather
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
completion; perfection; accomplishment
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up