only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be sooty; to be stained
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
selection; choice; picking out
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
only; merely; but; no more than
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
chopping board; cutting board
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
meditation; contemplation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also