which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
when it becomes; when it comes to
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
brown; light brown; tawny
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial