to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be needed; to be wanted
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
while; during; while; although; all; both
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to brighten; to grow light
narrow margin; slim margin
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to become better; to improve
last week; the week before
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)