-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
form; shape; figure; morph
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
war; fighting; fierce competition
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
considerably; greatly; a lot
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
consideration; taking into account
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
never mind!; don't worry about it
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like