to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
planning; project; plan; design
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second day of the month; two days
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
program (e.g. TV); programme
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
adds force or indicates command
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe