very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
in that way; thus; so; so?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
imagination; supposition; guess
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
don't worry about it; forget about it
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
spring water; clear (pure) water
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance