to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to yield to temptation; to succumb
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
on the occasion of; at the time of
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to increase; to add to; to augment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten