direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
completion; perfection; accomplishment
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
such ... as; or some such
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
danger; peril; hazard; risk
combat power; fighting strength
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fluent (in a language); flowing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to be conspicuous; to stand out
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to become possible; to become able to (do)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
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 reach; to get to; to arrive at