to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to win and advance to the next round
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
secretary; councillor; councilor
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way