ago; since; before; previous
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
imagination; supposition; guess
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
thought; consideration; thinking
course; route; path; process; means
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
for example; for instance; e.g.
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style