speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
way of reciting; way of telling a story
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
number one; first; best; most; game; round
for example; for instance; e.g.
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
right side; style of Japanese court music
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
role; part; job; assignment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to make a speech; to address
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
you (plural); all of you; you all
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)