how many years; how long; what year
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to use and then throw away
to intend; to be sure that
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
personal; individual; private
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
end; close; conclusion; termination
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to add (to); to add on; to append
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for