companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
battlefield; battleground
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
too (much); overly; excessively
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to be able to manage somehow or other
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat