to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to be too numerous; to be too much
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
meaning; significance; sense
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
man of humble position; commoner; ordinary man; thoughtless man; man of little worth; person who lacks wisdom
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
since then; from that time; ever since
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
memory; sense; experience
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I see; that's right; indeed
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ceremony; rite; ritual; service