in comparison to; rather than
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
material; substance; matter
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
when it becomes; when it comes to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
had better ...; had better not ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
family; relatives; dependents; household
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
these guys; these fellows
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good