drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
the same generation; coeval
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nothing but; except; no more than
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
research; study; investigation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
quantity or volume of water
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
about; on; regarding; per; for every
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in history; ever; historical
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance