fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
love ban; relationship ban; talent agency rule forbidding its clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; how about
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
as (for); for; in the capacity of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
is that so?; I see; right; oh
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
perfect; complete; flawless
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly