day after day; day by day
study; diligence; discount; reduction
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
by means of; due to; because of; according to
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
tenth day of the month; ten days
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
not worth considering; out of the question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
how; in what way; how about
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
two persons; two people; pair; couple
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
professor; teaching; instruction
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...