dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
curse; spell; malediction
society; the world; the times
origin; beginning; source; rise
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
when it becomes; when it comes to
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
words; speech; expression
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to have meaning; to be meaningful
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to differ; to vary; to disagree
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
occasional; infrequent; rare
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain