indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
society; public; community; social studies
to concern; to be related
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
one large ...; a great ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
determination; resolution