first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
about this time; about now
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
greater than ...; bigger ...
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry