-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
in comparison to; rather than
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
study; diligence; discount; reduction
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen