futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
originally; by nature; from the start
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
military personnel; soldier
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire