truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
special training; intensive training; crash course
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
form; shape; figure; visage
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
rather; better; instead; if anything
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience