in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
now; the present time; just now; another; more
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
inside one's heart; in one's mind