to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
honorific/polite/humble prefix
characteristic way of speaking
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
called; known as; that; to say
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
physical condition; state of health; shape
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
preparations for returning (home)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner