to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
please (give me); please (do for me)
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
have a good day; take care; see you
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in that way; like that; that way
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
one's own child; one's own children
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be flexible; to be accommodating
after that; afterwards; thereafter
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (for); for; in the capacity of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unmarried; not yet married
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)