ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
until now; so far; up to the present
preservation; retainment; keeping
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed