myself; yourself; I; me; you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
results; record; grades; marks
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
absence from work without permission
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
order (to an employee from management)