important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
adds force or indicates command
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
tradition; legend; folklore
many; numerous; various; large number of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!