difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
individual; private person; personal; private
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
soldier; combatant; warrior
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
professional job; profession
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
thief (particularly in RPG games)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?