to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
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
in the same manner as before; the same as always
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till