to talk; to chat; to chatter
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
general idea; concept; notion
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
clear writing; specification
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
complication; confusion; disorder
to complain; to make a complaint
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to disperse; to take a castle
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)