to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
paid vacation; paid holiday
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
heart; guts; nerve; central part
motive power; driving force
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
internal organs; viscera; intestines
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish