reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
else; in addition; besides
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
judgment; judgement; discernment
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
leader; guide; mentor; coach
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
contradiction; inconsistency
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault