to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
single word; a few words; brief comment
general; popular; common; typical
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as (for); for; in the capacity of
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
precondition; prerequisite
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
while; during; while; although; all; both
reason; logic; method; system; order
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway