important; momentous; essential; principal; major
question; inquiry; enquiry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
family; members of a family
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
one day; (on) a certain day
to take a breath; to take a short rest
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to burst (open); to break; to split
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
the whole day; all the day
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom