by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
recuperation; medical treatment
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)