to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
what's what; heads or tails
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Japanese person; Japanese people
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to join forces; to cooperate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
this world; this life; world of the living
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from island to island; island-hopping
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through