until now; so far; up to the present
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sorry; excuse me; thank you
serious; not joking; straight
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn