nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
index; indices; indicator
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
financial power; financial means; wealth
timewise; temporal; chronal
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
secret; private; surreptitious
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
foreign; abroad; overseas
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long