origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer