going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
advance; moving forward; progress
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to talk; to chat; to chatter
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up