oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicate reason; infers some protest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
failure; mistake; blunder
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sting operation; undercover investigation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to