tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
private person; individual
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
beyond this point; from now on; after this
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
is something that; is that which
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
deadly serious; deadly earnest
while alive; during one's lifetime
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to skip over (while reading); to skim
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper