elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
body; group; party; company; troupe
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
alone; by oneself; on one's own
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adds force or indicates command
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to beat to death; to kill
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy