today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
government; administration; ministry
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
unceasing; never-ending; endless
just because; even if; even though
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sorry; excuse me; thank you
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)