various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
question; inquiry; enquiry
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to talk; to chat; to chatter
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
composition; setting (of music)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
father; dad; husband; you; he
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
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)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only