yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
as (for); for; in the capacity of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
estimate (of costs); budget
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
danger; peril; hazard; risk
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
adds force or indicates command
of course; certainly; naturally
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
big corporation; major firm; leading company
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 bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
but; however; provided that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)