to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
summer vacation; summer holiday
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
studies; schoolwork; classwork
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup