rather; better; instead; if anything
number one; first; best; most; game; round
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
while; even though; despite
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
declaration; proclamation; announcement
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to discuss; to talk together
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
family; members of a family
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to make merry; to be festive
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together; at the same time; same; identical