to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hook (high point of a song); chorus
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
that is to say; so that means
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
something like ...; something called ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
waking; waking up; awakening
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be manageable; to be able to handle