battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
feeling; sense; impression
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
amount of text; amount of writing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend