there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
real intention; true motive; true meaning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be worried; to be troubled
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
one more time; once more; once again
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what