cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
as (for); for; in the capacity of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
what kind of; what sort of; what
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how many years; how long; what year
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
absorption; suction; attraction
while; even though; despite
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
else; in addition; besides
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
how; in what way; by what means
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top