huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
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
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be embarrassed; to lose face
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
failure; mistake; blunder
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
how many years; how long; what year
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
strength; power; proficiency; ability
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
memory; ability to remember
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker