certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
permanence; forever unchanging
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
innocent; not guilty; harmless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
that's the way it is; such is life
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
in spite of; regardless of
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I see; that's right; indeed
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)