(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to win favour; to win favor
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to collect; to assemble; to gather
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship