hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
food and drink; eating and drinking
how long; how much; to what extent
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
the same generation; coeval
the opposite sex; isomerism
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
of course; certainly; naturally
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
fabrication; lie; fiction
someone (something) not to be trifled with
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
nothing but; none other than