relatively; comparatively
counter for books; volume
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
perfect; complete; flawless
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency