investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
letter; missive; note; mail
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in one's own way or style
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
comparatively; relatively
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
classification; categorization; sorting