question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
how; in what way; by what means
these guys; these fellows
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)