state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force or indicates command
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
form; shape; figure; visage
supreme command; direction over all
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
immediately; right away; on the spot
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
periodic; regular; routine
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable