to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
society; the world; the times
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
surname; family name; last name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
then; and (then); in that case; if so
name; given name; first name
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
government forces; loyalist army
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to