bento; Japanese box lunch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
all; entire; whole; altogether
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
story; tale; talk; discussion
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
eating between meals; snacking
due form; official; formality
by means of; due to; because of; according to
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
distinction; differentiation; classification
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
future (usually near); prospects
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
main question; real issue at hand
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
third stage; three stages
extract; excerpt; selection
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
having said that; on the other hand