together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
about; on; regarding; per; for every
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
two (long cylindrical things)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
convenient; handy; useful
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 ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
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