trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
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
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
impossible to do (although wants to)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
because of; owing to; due to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
great war; great battle; world war
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
war; fighting; fierce competition
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class