talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
to be helpful; to be useful
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
what kind of; what sort of; what
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to pass (of time); to elapse
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up