request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
and yet; though; when; in spite of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
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)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
although I say; although one might say; although called
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
one or two; a few; small number
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
scenery; scene; landscape
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral