already; now; no longer; not any more
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
if it is the case that ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
sympathy; empathy; response
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
leader of a delegation (body, party)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
scattered; separated; dispersed
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.