to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
selection; choice; option
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no; no; without; not needed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)