actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
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.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
beginning; outset; first; onset
percent; per cent; percentage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
that is to say; so that means
choices; alternatives; options
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it is I who should say so
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
family; relatives; dependents; household
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot