point in question (at issue)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
society; the world; the times
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
effect; result; worth; use; avail
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to correct oneself; to restate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perception; sensing; noticing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum