to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
guess; conjecture; surmise
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
materials; data; document
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
adoption; selection; choice
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
artist; painter; illustrator
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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)
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
one by one; one after another; successively
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
place; situation; position; location
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
perception; sensing; noticing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
innumerable; countless; numberless
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main