congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
don't you think?; indicates question
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance