guaranteed; authentic; certified
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
association; society; organization; organisation
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
during; for the duration of
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
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
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
just past noon; afternoon
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...