to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chief; main; principal; major
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
general; popular; common; typical
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless