but; however; provided that
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
small number; few; minority
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to correct oneself; to restate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
senior high school; high school