one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
tradition; legend; folklore
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
company president; manager; director
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
next; secondly; subsequently
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
considerably; fairly; quite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
don't you think?; indicates question
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
after school (at the end of the day)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
light (e.g. colour, color)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist