itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
opposition party; the opposition
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
interior; inside; internal
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
success or failure; outcome; result
regardless of; irrespective of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
before it happens; beforehand
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to behave well (of a child)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
considerably; greatly; a lot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much