explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
number one; first; best; most; game; round
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to feel; to sense; to experience
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
mental; spiritual; emotional
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)