only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
until now; so far; up to the present
in comparison to; rather than
(some) more; even more; longer; further
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
number one; first; best; most; game; round
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to look forward to something
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to the last; persistency; thoroughness