while; during; while; although; all; both
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
rather; better; instead; if anything
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
accurate; correct; precise; exact
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
command; control; commander
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to be surprised; to be astonished
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign