anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
danger; peril; hazard; risk
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
so; like this; in this way
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
meaning; significance; sense
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
desperately; for one's dear life
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
underworld; underside of society
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of