but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
accounting; administration (of money)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to gather; to collect; to assemble