measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
alone; by oneself; on one's own
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
southern part; the south (of a region)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
honour; honor; glory; privilege
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
suffix for familiar person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what's what; heads or tails
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder