splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
at once; immediately; right now
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in that way; thus; so; so?
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
site; point on a map; spot
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging