theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
that is to say; so that means
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
degree of familiarity; popularity
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
adviser; advisor; consultant
contract; compact; agreement
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
himself; yourself; herself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling