method; process; manner; way; means; technique
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
breeding; raising; rearing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
choices; alternatives; options
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fight; to exchange blows
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to attack; to assault; to assail
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected