scale; scope; plan; structure
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to pick up; to find; to gather
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be conspicuous; to stand out
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(not) even once; (not) ever
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
if it is the case that ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to go out and away; to leave
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
exactly as stated; verbatim
directly opposite; right in front
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to rescue from; to help out of; to save