even if; even though; however; no matter how
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
long ago; already; a long time ago
go that far; to that extent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to talk; to chat; to chatter
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
metallic sound; metallic clank
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(not) merely; (not) simply
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; mistake; blunder
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)