to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
effect; result; worth; use; avail
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
quick-witted; quick to understand
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
plural; multiple; several
for example; for instance; e.g.
all; entire; whole; altogether
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be needed; to be wanted