to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fear of heights; acrophobia
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
be (that) as it may; having said that
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to some extent; to a certain extent
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
question; inquiry; enquiry
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
notice; attention; observation
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
Japanese history; history of Japan
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university