in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
the whole day; all the day
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
third day of the month; three days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes