as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
complete collection; large collection; complete works
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
stocking up (on); hoarding
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
outbreak of war; starting a war
treatment (of a person); dealing with
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
(person treated as a) plaything
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
appearance; figure; shape; form
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
opinion; intention; thought
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
based on; built on; made from
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
to put into writing; to write
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding