(not so) much; (not) very
prohibition; ban; embargo
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
relatively; comparatively
relation; connection; relevance
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
one-by-one; separately; in detail
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
one of these days; someday; one day
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
opinion; point of view; visual point
long (time that has passed); old (story)
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
low tone; bass; low voice
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to come from; to have roots in
handicraft; industrial art object
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae