opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pupil; student; schoolchild
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
how; in what way; how about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
(another's) daughter; young lady
suffix for familiar person
telephone number; phone number
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
separate; special; another; separately
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
please (give me); please (do for me)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible