character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
just because; even if; even though
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
our country; our land; one's own country
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dye; to colour; to color
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
from now; from this moment; henceforth
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
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
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)