to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence