surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
main question; real issue at hand
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
measurement error; calculation error
since one was born; (in) all one's life
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the ways of the world; human nature
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to become clear; to be made public
popular name; common name; given name
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
technical skill; ability; capacity
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be silent; to say nothing
such; like that; that sort of; very
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one thin flat object; one sheet
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine