father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
accession to the throne; enthronement
desperately; for one's dear life
reform; reformation; reorganization
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
about; on; regarding; per; for every
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
rule; reign; peaceful times
to some extent; to a certain extent
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
time; season; period; phase; stage
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to become empty; to be emptied
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
large number (of); many; majority
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit