being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
marriage proposal; marriage talks
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(your) judgment; discernment
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious