secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business trip; official trip
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss