comparatively; relatively
woman; female; feminine gender
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
rather; better; instead; if anything
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
reopening; resumption; restarting
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness