even though; despite; when
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
had better ...; had better not ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
secret technique; secret art
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show