nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
besides; in addition; also; moreover
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
for your information; I'm telling you
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
physical condition; state of health
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
putting into operation; invocation
all around; as far as the eye can see
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)