rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
trade; buying and selling
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
wherein; therein; thereinto
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to rank next to; to come after
scale; scope; plan; structure
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
negotiations; discussions; connection
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to grumble; to make difficulties
founder of a religious sect
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to be reminded of; to call to mind