character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
instant; moment; for an instant
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to get one's head around; to think about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
how; in what way; by what means
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
study; pursuit of knowledge
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
existence; being; presence
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unique; peculiar; singular
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of