though; even if; whether ... or ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
one thin flat object; one sheet
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
fall; drop; descent; coming down
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
conditionally; with conditions attached
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
just because; even if; even though
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
letting (someone) die without helping
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
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)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
street stall; stand; booth
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that