easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
going upstream; sailing against the current
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(only) one option; one possible choice
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
expression; presentation; representation; notation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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 think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
literal translation; direct translation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
rather; sooner; preferably
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
than; from; out of; except; but; more
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be needed; to be wanted
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very