and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
chair; stool; post; office; position
to half-rise to one's feet
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
piece of evidence; evidence
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
rather; better; instead; if anything
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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)
some people; a few people; several people
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty