incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
1,000,000; one million; million; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be worried; to be troubled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl