present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
default; default (setting)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sale; sales; selling; marketing
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
memory-making; making memories
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
that day; the very same day
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
now that; since; so long as; because
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem