serious; not joking; straight
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
in that way; thus; so; so?
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
complete stranger; total stranger
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
festival; feast; carnival
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
construction; establishment
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here