theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to discuss; to talk together
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
since; henceforth; ever since
after a long time; for the first time in a while
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
personal; individual; private
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
(distinction of) sex; gender
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
discovery; detection; finding
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate