there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
flood of customers; roaring business
un-; non-; negative prefix
the first and second; a few
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until now; so far; up to the present
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
everyone at once; everyone together
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
record of proceedings; minutes
than; from; out of; except; but; more
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
superior; superiors; senior
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...