and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everything; anything; nothing
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
power; might; authority; influence
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.