why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
eating; bite (in fishing)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to detain; to check; to restrain
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
wrong; different; not like that
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot