that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
war; battle; match; game; competition
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one) letter; (one) character
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to attack; to assault; to assail
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
form; shape; figure; visage
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by