never ceasing; never ending; endless
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
planning; project; plan; design
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
how can (one) do something
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be needed; to be wanted
that's the way it is; such is life
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage