first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
extract; excerpt; selection
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
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)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
global maximum; greatest value
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but