upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
in history; ever; historical
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
while; during; while; although; all; both
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how many times; how often
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important