ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
novel; original; new; innovative
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
suffix for familiar person
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
estimate (of costs); budget
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
myself; yourself; I; me; you
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
it's not like; it isn't as if
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year