just because; even if; even though
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sentiment; sentimentality
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
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)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
literally; to the letter; literal
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
as everyone knows; needless to point out
change; conversion; transformation; transformation