to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
why; how; for what reason
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
very much; very many; more and more
for this very reason; that is exactly why
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can