at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
third day of the month; three days
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mountain road; mountain trail