opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
how; in what way; how about
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
how dare ...; how could ...
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
of course; certainly; naturally
go on!; right!; here goes!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody