shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
equality; uniformity; evenness
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
serious; not joking; straight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
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...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity