to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
training (animals); breaking (animals)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
transcendence; excellence; superiority
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante