to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
job hunting; job searching
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
student (esp. a university student)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
God; god; ace; king; superior person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
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)
adds force or indicates command
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry