to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
club activities; extracurricular activities
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
how; in what way; how about
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
match; game; bout; contest
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me