to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
older sister; elder sister
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?