blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
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)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
such; this sort of; like this
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)