battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce