to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
person of culture; cultured person
performer; entertainer; celebrity
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
place; situation; position; location
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
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)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to chase; to run after; to pursue
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...