great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
many; much; plenty; hardly
ramification; branching off
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
time axis; time basis; timeline
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
reality; actuality; hard fact
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
no, not like that (but like this)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
two classes; double; two sets
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK