calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
after school (at the end of the day)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
answering machine; answer phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
until now; so far; up to the present
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
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
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
periodic; regular; routine
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
you (plural); all of you; you all
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
equality; impartiality; evenness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter