numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
about; on; regarding; per; for every
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
such a thing; something like that
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be silent; to say nothing