in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
feeling; sense; impression
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
female friend; woman friend
to accept; to receive; to agree
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not caring; not giving a damn
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be surprised; to be astonished
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(enter into, be in) a state of war