first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be silent; to say nothing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
working in the fields; working on a farm
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
failure; mistake; blunder
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
this family; our family; this house; we
control; management (e.g. of a business)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
how; in what way; how about