fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
existence; possession; having; limited company
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
other side; opposite side; other party
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
really; truly; indeed; good grief
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be surprised; to be astonished
such; this sort of; like this
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
peach and plum; person of one's recommendation