-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including; broad
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
study; learning; tutorial