-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable