traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
rather; better; instead; if anything
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
creation; Creation (by God)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to make a speech; to address
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
silence (not speaking); muteness
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
that is to say; so that means
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
world; society; people; the public
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
image; figure; figure; form; image
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
nothing but; none other than
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...