absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
near-miss; just missing (each other)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
environment; circumstance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to feel; to sense; to experience
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point