indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
very much; very many; more and more
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
don't you think?; indicates question
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
after school (at the end of the day)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)