activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
while; even though; despite
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
calm; composed; cool; quiet
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
participation; joining; entry; adherence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to unfold; to unroll; to open
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
otherwise; or else; if not
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
already; now; no longer; not any more
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
thought; consideration; thinking
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote