to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to win and advance to the next round
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
wrong; different; not like that
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support