certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to shake; to sway; to waver
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wild beast; wild animal; brute
course; route; path; process; means
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you