may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
overall victory; championship
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(committee) chairman; president
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
club activities; extracurricular activities
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
being very busy; busyness
action of making something; -ification
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to increase; to add to; to augment
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons