single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
firmly; solidly; heartily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
corridor; hallway; passageway
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
large number (of); many; majority
birth; creation; formation
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
consequence; result; conclusion
person concerned; interested party; related party
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
school building; schoolhouse
the reverse; other side; lining
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous