companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to have no chance (of succeeding)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
opening and shutting; opening and closing
regret; repentance; remorse
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
proposal; proposition; suggestion
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
memories; recollections; reminiscence
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
life-prolonging treatment
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
solely; entirely; only; or
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo