gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way (of doing); manner; method; means
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
river; stream; River; the ... river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
name; given name; first name
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation