to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in that way; like that; that way
that is to say; so that means
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
making up a prescription; dispensing medicine; preparing medicine
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to some extent; to a certain extent
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
death rate; mortality rate
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)