to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to accept; to receive; to agree
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to increase; to add to; to augment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
don't you think?; indicates question
main purpose; primary objective
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
name; given name; first name
to have a talk; to tell a story
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
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
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
telecommunications; correspondence
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
fifth day of the month; five days
to come alive; to get going; to start to move