to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both