study; diligence; discount; reduction
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
study; learning; tutorial
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
family; members of a family
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at least; at most; (even) just
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be needed; to be wanted
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long