to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
receiving; acceptance; reception
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to be surprised; to be astonished
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
suffix for familiar person
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
quickly; calmly; intently
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
special; particular; peculiar; unique
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...