simply; merely; only; solely
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
both hands; both arms; ten
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
name; given name; first name
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)