necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
always having a comeback; fast-talking
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
difference; variation; difference
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
falling from bicycle, motorcycle, etc. while driving (esp. in a race)
please (give me); please (do for me)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)