it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
just because; even if; even though
now; the present time; just now; another; more
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tedious; boring; being fed up with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
requisition; commandeering; conscription
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; freight; shipping
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
existence; possession; having; limited company
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to feel depressed; to be down
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)