by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
these guys; these fellows
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to cease; to stop; to be over
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
for the present; for the time being
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass (of time); to elapse
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to launch a surprise attack
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback