essential; important; crucial; vital; main
control; management (e.g. of a business)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
interference; meddling; butting in
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
now; the present time; just now; another; more
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
birthday party; birthday meet-up
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
alone; by oneself; on one's own