article; news story; report; account
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
all; entire; whole; altogether
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
number one; first; best; most; game; round
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
one by one; one after another; successively
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be helpful; to be useful
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
beginning; outset; first; onset
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary; heart and lung machine
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post