person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
picking; collecting; harvesting
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
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...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
society; public; community; social studies
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to need; to call for; to require
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
preference; priority; precedence
orders; instructions; directive; command
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
older brother; elder brother
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
observation; survey; watching
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)