dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
because of; owing to; due to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
secret; private; surreptitious
appointment; rendezvous; date
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be helpful; to be useful
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
ago; since; before; previous
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)