ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to feel; to sense; to experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
simply; merely; only; solely
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to walk in on; to tread upon
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
internal organs; intestines; viscera
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
company; corporation; workplace
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like