it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
arm; skill; efforts; ability
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
almost; roughly; approximately
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty