first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to be surprised; to be astonished
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
wherein; therein; thereinto
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cooking; food preparation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
prevention; precaution; protection against
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the next child; second child