tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
finding employment; getting a job
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
serious; not joking; straight
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sense; impression
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any