positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
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)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be silent; to say nothing
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
care; precaution; guarding; caution
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till