under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
how; in what way; by what means
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
conviction; belief; confidence
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to become clear; to be made public
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
admiration; wonder; astonishment
since one was born; (in) all one's life
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
a little bit; a little while
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
book; volume; this; present; main; head
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?