separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
in session; in progress; under way; open
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
ponzu mixed with grated daikon
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
successively; one after another
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
working for a company; being employed by a company
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
prime contract work; prime contractor
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to tell all; to give a full account
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies