pure; true; genuine; unmixed
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
special training; intensive training; crash course
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
just because; even if; even though
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to roll about; to writhe about
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last