to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and yet; despite (all) that
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
note (letter) left behind; will
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
person in charge; official; attendant
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)