box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be born; to come into the world
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
such ... as; or some such
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
(not) even once; (not) ever
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
cannot be compared with; no match for
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
single word; a few words; brief comment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand