in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
difficult to ...; hard to ...
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
consideration; taking into account
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
individual differences; personal equation
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
senior; elder; person older than oneself
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
document; official papers
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
(short) rest; breather; break
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
while; even though; despite
(how) many times; (how) often
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes