claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
clear; precise; definite; distinct
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
English, mathematics and Japanese (as school subjects)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
for example; for instance; e.g.
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
society; public; community; social studies
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
posing a question; question
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense