statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be needed; to be wanted
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
adds force or indicates command
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
tool; implement; means; furniture
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
training; drill; practice; discipline
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)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood