but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
curse; spell; malediction
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort