island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
desperation; self-abandonment
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to speak; to say; to vocalize
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
scene; spectacle; sight; view
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
headquarters; head office; main office
(religious) faith; belief; creed
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
absence; disregard; indifference
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite