to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to put in a word for; to second; to support
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
otherwise; if not; or else
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
deciding unanimously or by consensus
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless