to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
to turn towards; to point
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
study; research; investigation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal