good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as; because; with; due to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
tendency; trend; inclination
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
scene; sight; scenario; setting
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes