rather; better; instead; if anything
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
how; in what way; by what means
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tool; implement; means; furniture
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
price; cost; value; worth; value
living thing; living creature; animal; life
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
on the occasion of; at the time of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth