you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
site; point on a map; spot
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
meaning; significance; sense
decision; settlement; definition
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
small number; few; minority
specialization; specialisation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
addition; adding; supplement
cut-in (printing); insertion; inclusion; built-in; predefined; embedded (e.g. software)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology