notation; orthography; writing system; representation
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
don't you think?; indicates question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
helper; assistant; help; assistance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to grow up; to become an adult
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
then; well; so; well then
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
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)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
when it becomes; when it comes to
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work