figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
feeling; sense; impression
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
go that far; to that extent
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
this is why; this means; it is the case that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
no matter how much time passes
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such a thing; something like that