something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
in comparison to; rather than
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in history; ever; historical
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
incident; affair; happening; event
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that is to say; so that means
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to get along well with; to make a go of it