to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
how; in what way; how about
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence
whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
pair; two kinds; two ways
having an ancient and honorable origin
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
go that far; to that extent
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
both; both sides; both parties