ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that; the matter in question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you