is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
go that far; to that extent
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
in that way; thus; so; so?
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous