to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
trivial; not amounting to much
originally; by nature; from the start
senior high school; high school
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
script; libretto; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sorry; excuse me; thank you
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
God; god; ace; king; superior person
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted