national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
terse; concise; simple and clear
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
magical power; mystical force
retention; maintenance; preservation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
is something that; is that which
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
distinction; differentiation; classification
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention