mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
story; tale; talk; discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
curious; strange; unusual
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)