not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
all present; all concerned; all of us
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
meaning; significance; sense
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
point in common; common feature
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
base (military, expedition, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament