foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
genius; prodigy; natural gift
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
other side; opposite side; other party
to speak; to hear a voice
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
steel; sword steel; sword
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how long; how far; how much
20th day of the month; 20 days
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
in the meanwhile; during the time
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on