to refuse; to decline; to deny
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
galactic empire (in science fiction)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
interior; inside; internal
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at least; at most; (even) just
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
please (give me); please (do for me)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
attendant; attendance upon another
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah