is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
scene; sight; scenario; setting
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
fate; destiny; predestination
to be worried; to be troubled
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to be needed; to be wanted
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
when it becomes; when it comes to
personality; character; individuality; personhood
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
discarding; firing (an employee)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
supporting role (actor); minor role
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be surprised; to be astonished
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something