or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
health; healthy; sound; fit
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
at once; there and then; immediately
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
outside the country; abroad
arrest; apprehension; capture
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
journal; magazine; periodical
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it