it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
almost; roughly; approximately
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to approach; to draw near
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
place; situation; position; location
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to turn towards; to point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no-good man; (male) loser