a little bit; a little while
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
nowadays; in this day and age
great difference; big difference; wide margin
even if not; even without
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
another thing; exception; special case
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
historical play; period drama
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
one theory; one opinion; another theory
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
children's story; fairy tale
if you think about it; come to think of it
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
what date?; what's the date?; when?
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cold sleep; suspended animation
time travel; leaping through time
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving