to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
work-in-progress; working state
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
imagination; supposition; guess
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to need; to demand; to take; to require
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
powerful person; influential person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend