yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as a child; when one was a child
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
should; must; -able; probably; likely
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
time; hour; period; class
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to make sense; to be meaningful
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
organ (of body, plant, etc.)