to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
pull; patronage; tug; discount
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
in that way; thus; so; so?
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument