that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
living thing; organism; creature; biology
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
outer space; void of space
naked eye; the physical eye
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
considerably; fairly; quite
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board