wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
class-A; A class; A grade
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
serious; not joking; straight
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly