is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
these guys; these fellows
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
commerce; trade; business
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
like this; this sort; this way
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be silent; to say nothing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
smoothly; easily; readily
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
cutting in line; queue jumping
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade