as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
price; cost; value; worth; value
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
(Japanese-style) living room
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
the same grade; same class
they; those guys; those fellows
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
society; the world; the times
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
new discovery; new invention
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
8000; eight thousand; many
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste