skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
until now; so far; up to the present
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
alone; by oneself; on one's own
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
influence; clout; leverage
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
individual; private person; personal; private
name; given name; first name
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
good-natured; of good character
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting