whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
selection; choice; option
opposite; reverse; contrary
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
bet; wager; stake; gamble
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
place; room; margin; scope
contract; compact; agreement
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to rock; to shake; to swing
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
way of eating; how to eat
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
fat; tallow; lard; grease