something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
just because; even if; even though
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
body build; physique; frame
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
feeling; sense; impression
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
physical strength; muscle strength
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
weak child; frail child; gangly child
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
in name only; titular; nominal
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...