direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to take over; to hand over
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
should; must; -able; probably; likely
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no!; no no!; no, not at all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch