invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
manufacturing process; production manufacture
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
please (give me); please (do for me)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
special; particular; peculiar; unique
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down