promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
secret; private; surreptitious
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(not so) much; (not) very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper