good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just because; even if; even though
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
unproductive; counterproductive
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
number one; first; best; most; game; round
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly