to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
home area; home town; local
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tension; mental strain; nervousness
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...