to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
man; male; masculine gender
although I say; although one might say; although called
100,000,000; one hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
total fire loss; completely burned
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
metre; meter; meter; gauge
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
using together (jointly); used at the same time
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case