common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to repeat; to do something over again
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
older brother and younger sister
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
all times and places; all ages and countries
family; relatives; dependents; household
outside of; not covered by
(social) position; status
property; fortune; assets
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
around the world; throughout the world
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
sexual act; sexual intercourse
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
refinement; elegance; grace
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive