main cause; primary factor
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
living thing; organism; creature; biology
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to happen to meet; to come across
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
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)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
than; from; out of; except; but; more
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
next; secondly; subsequently
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how; in what way; how about
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)