only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be able to manage somehow or another
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Japanese person; Japanese people
honorific/polite/humble prefix
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
that's the way it is; such is life
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
in that way; thus; so; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
100,000,000; one hundred million
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work