patterns of thinking; train of thought
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
decrease; reduction; decline
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
overhasty; rash; premature
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to explain; to dispel doubts
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)