necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during; while; although; all; both
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
how; in what way; by what means
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to have a reason; to have an excuse
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of