lately; recently; nowadays
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
correction; rectification; mending; repair
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
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
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to taste; to distinguish; to understand
large quantity; large amount
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to solicit; to demand; to extort