to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
serious; not joking; straight
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
site; point on a map; spot
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
parting; separation; farewell
until now; so far; up to the present
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
going to and fro; back and forth
to shake; to sway; to waver
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
right beside; close to; nearby
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
difficult to ...; hard to ...