accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
adverse circumstances; adversity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
genuine article; real thing; real deal
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one day; (on) a certain day
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to palm off; to force a sale
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of