to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
had better ...; had better not ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
all; entire; whole; altogether
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
two persons; two people; pair; couple
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
beginning; outset; first; onset
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
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
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")