to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
for example; for instance; e.g.
scenery; scene; landscape
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
thickness; profundity; depth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively