to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in that way; thus; so; so?
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to become possible; to become able to (do)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
please (give me); please (do for me)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
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
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable