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
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; last night; yesterday evening
considerably; fairly; quite
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
standing on one's feet for a long time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
waterfall; (arch.) rapids