existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
feeling; sense; impression
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
program (e.g. TV); programme
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
director (of a film, play, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
such; like that; that sort of
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
myself; yourself; I; me; you
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
beginning; outset; first; onset
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start