kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
a little bit; a little while
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed