mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
participation; joining; entry; adherence
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
nice; good; well-executed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
time; hour; period; class
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
like this; in this way; as you see
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless