that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
change; transition; vicissitudes
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar
consequence; outcome; result; blame
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
divining sticks; counting; calculation
adds force or indicates command
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
influence (on someone); inspiration