a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
such ... as; or some such
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to shave off; to scrape off
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
again (and again); once again; yet again
question; inquiry; enquiry
something; some kind of; for some reason
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
generic name; genus name; generic name
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
foreign enemy; outside invader
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
to hide; to keep to oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
is something that; is that which
to add (to); to add on; to append
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
(one) letter; (one) character
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)