skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
double; twice (as much); twofold
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
how long; how much; to what extent
in this way; thus; such; uh...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
suffix for familiar person