to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
one-by-one; separately; in detail
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
comparatively; relatively
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to state; to express; to mention
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)