to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
older sister; elder sister
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
alone; by oneself; on one's own
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
terrain; geographical features; topography
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage