to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
name; given name; first name
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
script; screenplay; scenario
fee; charge; rate; material
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; like this; in this way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
movie director; film director
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...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
in this way; thus; such; uh...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
adds force or indicates command
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion