(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
in comparison to; rather than
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
wherein; therein; thereinto
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
on the occasion of; at the time of
new student; freshman; first-year student
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
tension; mental strain; nervousness
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)