direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to die; to lay down life's burden
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
declaration; proclamation; announcement
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
for this very reason; that is exactly why
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)