endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
really; truly; indeed; good grief
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
then; well; so; well then
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to speak; to hear a voice
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nothing but; except; no more than
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not