that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
considerably; fairly; quite
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
nature; property; disposition
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
load; loading; weight (of a load)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)