near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
another thing; exception; special case
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
such; like that; that sort of
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
national; founded and run by the central government
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
control; management (e.g. of a business)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
a little bit; a little while
grandfather; male senior-citizen
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
valid; effective; yuko (judo)