taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
ancestor; forefather; foremother
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
at that time; in those days
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
victim; injured party; sufferer
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
something like ...; something called ...
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole