to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being half awake and half asleep; (lit.) butterfly's dream
same; similar; (just) like; equal
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
I see; that's right; indeed
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue