intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to employ; to hire; to charter
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
different thing; another question; different case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
how; in what way; how about
cooperation; collaboration
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to hand over; to surrender
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics