how long; how far; how much
consideration; taking into account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
immediately; right away; on the spot
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
powerful person; influential person
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to make sure of the truth
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
piling up; multiple layers
(social) position; status
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
degree of relative priority
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
switching over to; migration; transition
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with