environment; circumstance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
female high-school student
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
troublesome; annoying; complicated
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily