praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
if it is the case that ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
while; during; while; although; all; both
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)