to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself