satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
perfect; complete; flawless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
putting into operation; invocation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beginning; outset; first; onset
practice jump (throw, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience