counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
on the occasion of; at the time of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
main cause; primary factor
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
not yet known; unknown; strange
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
curiosity; inquisitiveness
motive power; driving force
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
development; exploitation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category