to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
casting; cast-metal object
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
matter for great congratulation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
push-up (exercise); press-up
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hey there; I say; see here
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
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?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
failure; mistake; blunder
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think