country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
race (of people); type of person
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to join forces; to cooperate
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
beginning; outset; first; onset
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)