to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fully prepared; all ready
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fourth day of the month; four days
history of Japan; Japanese history
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
beginning; outset; first; onset
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
progress; advance; improvement; development
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
these guys; these fellows
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)