in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
three generations; three periods; third generation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
since then; from that time; ever since
outside of; not covered by
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
official business; public business
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
lineal relation; direct lineal ancestor; direct lineal descendent
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
enumeration; citation; listing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
writing; composition; essay; sentence
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so