even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
private secretary; amanuensis
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how; in what way; by what means
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to drug (someone, food, drink)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
having said that; on the other hand
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not