winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
eighth day of the month; eight days
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)