tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
reason; cause; circumstances
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
unanticipated; unexpected
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in the same manner as before; the same as always
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
suffix for familiar person
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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...