to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
beginning; outset; first; onset
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
pupil; student; schoolchild
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
prohibition; inhibition; ban
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
school building; schoolhouse
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity