to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
joints; points (of a speech)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
complete stranger; total stranger
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
3rd day of the month; three days
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
waist; waistline; waist measurement
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
material; materials; data; information; documents
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
since; henceforth; ever since
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
tendency; trend; inclination
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how; in what way; by what means
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to