direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
wall newspaper; wall poster
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
street; quarter; district; area
after school (at the end of the day)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze