interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
please (give me); please (do for me)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
papermaking; paper manufacture
transactions; dealings; business
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah