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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wedded life; married life
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
book; volume; this; present; main; head
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do