how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
how long; how far; how much
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
had better ...; had better not ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
time; hour; period; class
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...