terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
of course; certainly; naturally
thorough; exhaustive; complete
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
newspaper reporter; print journalist
name; given name; first name
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hello; good day; good afternoon
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of