hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
way; method; means; resource; course
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
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
house of an imperial prince
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
government office; agency; board
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category