so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
biological child; one's own child
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)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pass (of time); to elapse
to jump upon (a moving object)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way