even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
spiritual vein; spiritual current; ley line; occult channel
out of season; unseasonal
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nothing but; except; no more than
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
busy; having no time (for)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
experiment; experimentation
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal