usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at work; in the midst of work; working
way; method; means; resource; course
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to carry around; to carry on one's person
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to assemble; to set up; to construct
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)