pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
no sleep or rest; working day and night
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
decisive battle of brief duration
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
24 hours; twenty-four hours
offensive (movement); aggression
piece; fragment; one (object)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
strength; power; proficiency; ability
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability