to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
alone; by oneself; on one's own
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
that's the way it is; such is life
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness