language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
considerably; fairly; quite
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pronunciation; production of sound
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
every single word and phrase; word by word
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
three days and three nights
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
of course; certainly; naturally
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
time; hour; period; class
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound