seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
together; at the same time; same; identical
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
even though; despite; when
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
originally; by nature; from the start
to be too numerous; to be too much
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rational; reasonable; logical
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
section manager; section chief
orders; instructions; directive; command
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies