faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
please (give me); please (do for me)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
first-rate; finest quality; the best
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
arm; skill; efforts; ability
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
failure; mistake; blunder
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)