by means of; due to; because of; according to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
presumption; assumption; estimation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for example; for instance; e.g.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in the end; on top of that
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
that's the way it is; such is life
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead