hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
chink in the armor (armour)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
adds force or indicates command
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be prolonged; to drag on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
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
to chase; to run after; to pursue
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to