several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sakadane; yeast grown on rice kōji used as a fermentation starter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
kind; sort; species; species
to increase; to add to; to augment
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to collect; to assemble; to gather
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
remainder; the rest; what is left
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
same; similar; (just) like; equal
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
technique; art; skill; move
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance