truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
by myself; in person; by oneself
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
position; opening; employment
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
at least; at most; (even) just
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
society; public; community; social studies
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
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)
serious; not joking; straight
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)