to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
suffix for familiar person
adds force or indicates command
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
this place; where one comes from; here
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
home area; home town; local
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
form; shape; figure; visage
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unveiling; debut; introduction
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect