elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
man; male; masculine gender
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet