be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
young person; youth; young
genius; prodigy; natural gift
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how; in what way; how about
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach