to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
man; male; masculine gender
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to throw on the fire; to burn
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
form; shape; figure; visage
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
woman; female; feminine gender
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
action; operation; effect; function
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
until now; so far; up to the present
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
reason; cause; circumstances
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
difference; disparity; gap
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
prudence; discretion; thought
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist