to continue; to keep up; to keep on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
right beside; close to; nearby
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...