many; much; plenty; hardly
to differentiate; to segregate
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
construction; establishment
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
around the world; throughout the world
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
construction; architecture (of buildings)
technique; art; skill; move
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
in this way; thus; such; uh...
also known as; also called
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
meaning; significance; sense
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...