why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
many; numerous; various; large number of
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
trial product; prototype model
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
thought; consideration; thinking
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
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)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to be able to manage somehow or other
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (one's eyes) wide
now; the present time; just now; another; more
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on