be considered;  be deemed;  be thought to be
 there's no (other) way;  cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  it's no use (doing);  pointless;  hopeless (person)
 to finish;  to end;  to merely result in something less severe than expected;  to feel at ease;  to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone;  to be sorry
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 on the contrary;  far from it;  if anything;  in fact;  instead
 to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.);  to throw down the gauntlet;  to tackle (e.g. a problem);  to attempt;  to pressure (someone) for sex;  to make advances to
 rather;  better;  instead;  if anything
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 (political) administration;  political power
 liked;  well-liked;  in love (with);  loved;  faddism;  eccentricity
 to drink;  to gulp;  to smoke (tobacco);  to engulf;  to overwhelm;  to keep down;  to suppress
 to put;  to place;  to leave (behind);  to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.);  to set up;  to appoint (someone to a certain position);  to hire
 character (esp. kanji);  letter;  handwriting;  penmanship;  the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 skillful;  adroit;  craft;  craftsmanship;  plot;  scheme
 slowly;  quietly;  steadily;  soon;  momentarily;  before long
 reliable;  trustworthy;  hopeful;  promising
 limit;  limits;  degree;  extent;  the end;  the last;  as long as ...
 ball;  sphere;  bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);  drop;  ball (in sports);  pile (of noodles, etc.);  bullet
 generation;  the world;  the age
 it is ... that ...;  precisely;  although;  while;  it is precisely because ... that ...;  only because ...
 the future (usually distant);  future tense;  the world to come
 to entrust (someone) with;  to leave (a matter) with someone;  to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.);  to send (through someone);  to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.);  to express in the form of (something)
 to be sufficient;  to be enough;  to be worth doing;  to be worthy of;  to do (the job);  to serve
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 why;  oh;  no!;  quit it!;  stop!
 wisdom;  jnana (higher knowledge)
 remainder;  remnant;  (not) very;  (not) much;  too much;  excessively
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 a short while ago;  a moment ago;  just now;  some time ago
 in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that;  take care (so as);  hoping or wishing for something
 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.);  counter for carriages (e.g. in a train);  counter for vehicles;  ryō;  tael;  ryō;  pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
 camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.);  faction (of a party);  military camp;  encampment;  cantonment
 optional;  voluntary;  arbitrary;  arbitrary