you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
if it is the case that ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to state; to express; to mention
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
please (give me); please (do for me)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at that time; in those days
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; the present time; just now; another; more