robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
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 recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
switching over to; migration; transition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
study; research; investigation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
body; body blow (in boxing)