should; must; -able; probably; likely
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
three; three years of age
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
being very busy; busyness
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
name; given name; first name
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to be surprised; to be astonished
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement