rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
great joy; delight; jubilation
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
accurate; correct; precise; exact
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
else; in addition; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come