to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
either way; in any case; one way or another
contradiction; inconsistency
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
way of solving (a problem); solution
process; course; mechanism
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to throw at; to turn; to raise
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
separate day; another day
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
law observance; obeying the law
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen