anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
commerce; trade; business
long ago; already; a long time ago
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
middle of the night; dead of night
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that is to say; so that means
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
every single word and phrase; word by word
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light