that's the way it is; such is life
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
while; during; while; although; all; both
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
it is not (like that) either
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
feeling; sense; impression
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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)
independence; self-reliance
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others