holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
notice; attention; observation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
health management; health maintenance; health care
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
drop (e.g. of water); drip
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
being left out; being ostracized
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
match; game; bout; contest
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty