futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
time; hour; period; class
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
and; AND (Boolean operator)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo