to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
pride; boast; credit (to)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home