no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
impossible; unlikely; improbable
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
in comparison to; rather than
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
successively; one after another
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
surely; certainly; without doubt