traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
now; the present time; just now; another; more
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
government service; the bureaucracy