as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how; in what way; by what means
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to feel; to sense; to experience
that; the matter in question
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
critical moment; do-or-die situation