large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward)
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reason; cause; circumstances
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(not) even once; (not) ever
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
all; entire; whole; altogether
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cold reception; inhospitality
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
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)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
it's been a long time; long time no see