close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
author; writer; novelist; artist
by means of; due to; because of; according to
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
on and after; from ... onward; since
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
choice; selection; option
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)