nature; property; disposition
nice; likeable; desirable
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to rush over; to run up to
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to accept; to receive; to agree
one by one; one at a time; in turn
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
draw (in competition); tie game
to anticipate; to foresee
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
now that; since; so long as; because
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
excursion; field trip; school trip
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
connection; link; relationship
group; party; team; squad; section
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
quickly; calmly; intently
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically