by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one-by-one; separately; in detail
technical skill; ability; capacity
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get help; to enlist aid
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
small; fine; detailed; stingy
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...