to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; how about
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")