companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
beginning; outset; first; onset
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
myself; yourself; I; me; you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
university town; college town
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post