publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
just a minute; small quantity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to face; to go towards; to head towards
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
again; once more; a second time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
adviser; advisor; consultant
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
how; in what way; how about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that