and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
belief; faith; conviction
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
in this way; thus; such; uh...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
party; set; gang; company; person
useless; vain; aimless; idle
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to ask; to enquire; to query
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post