near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
trauma (usu. psychological)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to hold fast; to protect to the end
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
second; number two; runner-up
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
special training; intensive training; crash course
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest