article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
all; entire; whole; altogether
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
scanning electron microscope; SEM
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
without; but if; otherwise; or else