to attempt; to test; to try out
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
promotion (school, military, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
ordinary person; unenlightened person
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
handful; small amount; small number
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned