above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how; in what way; how about
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
living thing; organism; creature; biology
the world in general; society; convention
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
while; even though; despite
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
discovery; detection; finding
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence