origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such; this sort of; like this
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
honorific/polite/humble prefix
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness