friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
inheritance; something given or received
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
how many years; how long; what year
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
control; management (e.g. of a business)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out