to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
technical college; higher schools and colleges
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
in that way; thus; so; so?
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that's the way it is; such is life
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit