to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be careful; to take the utmost care
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
preference; priority; precedence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to say; to tell; to state; to do
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force or indicates command
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
in comparison to; rather than
(police) detective; criminal matter
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
of course; certainly; naturally
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
beginning; outset; first; onset
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
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
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt