today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to count; to include in the number
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
match; game; bout; contest
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
rather; better; instead; if anything
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point