to continue; to keep up; to keep on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
riskiness; (level of) danger
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
tendency; trend; inclination
to refuse; to decline; to deny
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to face; to go towards; to head towards
process; course; mechanism
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...