to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
only; merely; but; no more than
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
how; in what way; how about
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you