two (long cylindrical things)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
I've got to be going; I must go
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
parting; separation; farewell
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to let an opportunity slip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
every year; yearly; annually
3000; three thousand; many
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ago; since; before; previous
company; corporation; workplace
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
author; writer; novelist; artist
by means of; due to; because of; according to
of course; certainly; naturally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming