not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
if it is the case that ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
something like ...; something called ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend