as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
higher rank; better position
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hegemony; leadership; initiative
present; gift; to give a present or gift
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
suffix for familiar person
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)