to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
living together (of two people)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)