it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
the way back; the way home; return trip
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
barber; barbershop; barber shop
to think too much of; to make too much of; to worry too much about