to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
manners; behavior; behaviour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show