(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mass communication; mass media
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
home area; home town; local
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging