this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
imagination; supposition; guess
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to have an eye on; to zero in on
longing for others; wanting company
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be able to manage somehow or another
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to complain; to lodge a complaint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly