interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
both (people); the two of them
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; known as; that; to say
contract; compact; agreement
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
all; entire; whole; altogether
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover