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)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(political) power; authority; influence
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to call in; to invite; to bring in
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
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
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to live; to make a living; to get on with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so