to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
tool; implement; means; furniture
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
originally; by nature; from the start
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
older brother; elder brother
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
secret; private; surreptitious
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
with these words; while saying
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming