by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
notice; attention; observation
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
two persons; two people; pair; couple
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
killing and wounding; bloodshed
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
proper; right; reasonable
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all