to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in comparison to; rather than
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
program (e.g. TV); programme
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
suffix for familiar person
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)