aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to open (one's eyes) wide
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
material; materials; data; information; documents
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
writing; composition; essay; sentence
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
because of; owing to; due to
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
ancestor; forefather; foremother
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan