is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not