katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
originally; by nature; from the start
than; from; out of; except; but; more
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
in its entirety; whole; wholly
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to call out; to ask someone to come
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
investment; contribution; financing
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
with the exception of; excepting; excluding