by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
for example; for instance; e.g.
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
this one; with this; in this way
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
three; three years of age
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)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
although I say; although one might say; although called
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
beginning; outset; first; onset
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to write down; to record; to register
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining